phil collins something in the air tonight

#PHIL COLLINS SOMETHING IN THE AIR TONIGHT FULL#

Collins brought in a kit that he had owned since 1964, and the session was the first time Collins sat at a kit since his operation, and had to tape his left hand to the drumstick to play. The first recording session took place in January 2009, and involved Collins playing along to the drum parts on his demos with a real kit to see if he could handle recording all the drums live. The pair first met in New York City in 2006, when the two were working on the musical adaptation of Tarzan (1998). In late 2008, Collins approached Swiss audio engineer, producer, and mixer Yvan Bing, a former drummer who lived near Geneva, to help finalise the tracks and co-produce the album. The album originated in 2008 when Collins selected lesser known and 'darker' Motown songs that he liked best as a youngster, and produced demos of them at his home studio in Geneva, Switzerland, using Cubase software. The album also marked the end of Collins's record deal with Atlantic Records. Collins called the album 'a special case' and 'almost like not part of Phil Collins' career', but deliberately chose it as his final solo album, which made it 'a perfect circle' and 'a beautiful journey' to end with music that he started off listening to. Collins had wanted to do such an album for many years, and was greatly influenced by his time watching former London-based group The Action perform the same tunes at The Marquee club. My intention was to make an 'old' record, not a 'new' record'. He asserted that the idea was not to 'bring anything 'new' to these already great records, but to try to recreate the sounds and feelings that I had when I first heard them. Despite this setback, in the following month Collins announced his next studio album which was to feature 1960s Motown and soul standards covers, with the aim of having the tracks sounding 'exactly like the originals'.

#PHIL COLLINS SOMETHING IN THE AIR TONIGHT FULL#

In September 2009, Collins said that despite a successful subsequent operation on his neck, he did not regain full functionality of his hands, particularly his left, which made it 'impossible for me to play drums or piano'. It was during the tour when Collins dislocated some vertebrae in his upper neck as a result from drumming, which affected his hands and the ability to play. In October 2007, Collins finished commitments with Genesis with the Turn It On Again Tour. In 2016, Going Back was reissued as The Essential Going Back with fewer studio tracks, but additional live recordings and updated artwork. However, it remains his most recent studio album to date. Although Collins said Going Back was to be his final project, and announced his retirement in 2011, he resumed his career in 2015. Collins promoted the album with a seven-date tour in the summer of 2010. Exclusive versions available on Amazon and iTunes were also available. Two editions were released a standard edition with 18 tracks and a limited Ultimate Edition with 25 tracks and a DVD with various bonus content. It became Collins's first UK number one studio album since 1993's Both Sides. Going Back made an impact on the charts worldwide, becoming a top five album in 16 countries. His first solo album in eight years, it features covers of 1960s Motown and soul standards. Going Back is the eighth solo studio album by English singer-songwriter and drummer Phil Collins, released on 13 September 2010 by Atlantic Records.

Phil collins something in the air tonight